Laguna Torre (Cerro Torre)

One of the most frequented day hikes from El Chaltén, the route to Laguna Torre leads to a glacial lake at the base of the Torre massif. The 18 km out-and-back trail follows the Fitz Roy River valley, moving through sub-antarctic forests of ñire and lenga. The terrain is primarily well-maintained gravel paths and packed dirt, with a short initial ascent followed by mostly level walking through the glacial valley. The destination offers direct views of Cerro Torre (3,128m) and the Adela range, with icebergs frequently calving from the Torre Glacier into the lake.

Roques de García is the highly recognizable landscape in Teide National Park, a bizarre dike of eroded volcanic rock that separates the two halves of the massive Las Cañadas caldera. The trail loops around this cathedral-like formation, passing Surreal rock towers like the 'Roque Cinchado' (The Finger of God). You are walking on a 2,000m-high volcanic plain, surrounded by petrified lava flows, fields of golden pumice, and the ever-present, soaring cone of Mount Teide—the highest peak in Spain.